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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-915-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 45108
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
Several flaws were discovered in the JavaScript engine of Thunderbird.If a user had JavaScript enabled and were tricked into viewing malicious web content, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-0689, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-3075)
Josh Soref discovered that the BinHex decoder used in Thunderbird contained a flaw. If a user were tricked into viewing malicious content, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-3072)
It was discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory when using XUL tree elements. If a user were tricked into viewing malicious content, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-3077)
Jesse Ruderman and Sid Stamm discovered that Thunderbird did not properly display filenames containing right-to-left (RTL) override characters. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious file with a crafted filename, an attacker could exploit this to trick the user into opening a different file than the user expected. (CVE-2009-3376)
Takehiro Takahashi discovered flaws in the NTLM implementation in Thunderbird. If an NTLM authenticated user opened content containing links to a malicious website, a remote attacker could send requests to other applications, authenticated as the user. (CVE-2009-3983)
Ludovic Hirlimann discovered a flaw in the way Thunderbird indexed certain messages with attachments. A remote attacker could send specially crafted content and cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2010-0163).
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 45108
File Name: ubuntu_USN-915-1.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 3/19/2010
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozilla-thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozilla-thunderbird-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:thunderbird-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:thunderbird-gnome-support, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0689, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3075, CVE-2009-3077, CVE-2009-3376, CVE-2009-3983, CVE-2010-0163